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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,032, dated July 5, 1887.

Application tiled March 23, 1887.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it know-n that I, CHARLES SAUER, of Easton, in the county of Talbot and' State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Improvement in StumpPullers, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention is an improved stump puller seeking to provide a simple and easily-operated construction, whereby to exert the necessary strain; andthe inventionconsists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will be described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l'is a perspective view of the machine ready for use in the compound form. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the improvement in the single or simple form. Fig.. 3 is a sectional view show-l ing one of the horizontal bolts for uniting the frame-sections. Fig. 4t is a vertical 4section drawn alongside the shafts or drums and through the base-when the parts are arranged as shown in Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a detail plan view, on a reduced scale, of the base. Fig. Gis a detail view of the draft-rods, and Fig. 7 shows the shaft and wear-sleeve.

The base A is, by preference, of the fiat form shown, having its edges inclined upward, to

facilitate its movement'upon the surface of the.

ground when in use, and its movement along said surface when the device is being moved from point to point in a clearing in order to pull the stumps in different portions thereof. Through this base I .form in line with each other four boltholes, a a and e a', the two inner holes being lettered a and the outer ones a.

The framing proper of the puller is formed in two similar sections, B B, each of which has vertical bearings b b for the shafts C C, and is provided with lateral openings or ways at D, for the passage of the pulling chain or rope.

On the frames B, adjacent to the openings D, I provide bearings at d for the trunnions e of guidepulley E, which, as will be obvious from the drawings, may be adjusted to any one of the sets of bearings, asmaynbe desired. The bearings d are preferably eyes, as shown, and itis preferred to journal said eyes to the'frame or frames B, so they may be turned horizontally to serve as bearings for the vertical guidepulley or vertically to receive the horizontal rods F, which connect the anchor-guy G with the machine. This guy consists of a clcvis, g,

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and the four rods g, connected at one end with the clevis g, and having openings at their opposite ends to receive the rods F, by which the guy is connected with the frames. This guy may be applied to either the single framing shown in Fig. 2 or the compound framing shown in Fig. l, the guy being connected with the framing, as most clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Through the frame-sections B B, I form coincident bolt-holes at 7L, for the bolt-rods H, which haveheads h at one end, and are adapted at their `opposite ends to receive nuts h2, or other suitable or equivalent fastenings. By means of these bolt-rods the sections B may be firmly united together. 1

In securing the frameto the base the bolts I I are passed through the bolt-holesi in the section or sections through the boltvholes a or a in the base. When a single section B is used, the bolt I may be passed through the side bean ing of same and through the openings c a, whereas when the compound form oif frameis employed the bolts are usually passed through the outer holes of each section, and thence through the holes a a; but manifestly, when so desired, the bolts may be passed th rough all of the holes,four bolts being thereby employed when the compound frame is employed. The shafts C C are provided at their upper ends with portions to receive the sweep C', and these shafts, when the compound frame is employed, are geared together, it may be by wheel gearing, as shown, by s111rocl etwheels and belt, or in other suitable manner.

On the shaft C, which receives the chain, I employ a wear-sleeve, J, having openings J', and secured by pins j. By preference I form this sleeve, as shown, of three bands, j', and four bars or uprights, ji, such parts being securely-connected by rivets j, or by welding, or in other suitable manner. This sleeve is employed when chains are used, and in addition to avoiding the wear on the shaft it, by reason of its cross-sectional shape, conforms to the chain and receives the same, rendering the chain less likely to break. When a rope is used, this wear-sleeve is omitted.

It is manifest that in drawing a stump some distance from the machine the weight of the Achain is a great impediment, and to, in part at least, avoid this objection I provide the draftL IOO rods K, having loops K at their ends, the said loops being formed with an end portion or Z, as will be understood from Fig. 6. -By this construction the chain can be quickly lengthcned at will, whereas, by means of the short draftrod, (shown at y in Fig. 1,) the shank of the chain may be taken up, as` desired.

By reason ofthe peculiar form of anchorage of the machine it will in starting to pull a stump swing around into direct line with said stump.

In pulling small stumps the single frame may be employed, while for larger stumps and other heavierobjects the compound frame may be conveniently geared up for use.

Manifestly the machine is adapted for usein moving houses, rocks, or other heavy objects, as Well'as for the extracting of stumps.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new is* 1. A machine, substantially as described,l

having a-frame formedI in sections, combined with connections for uniting said sections and the moving parts of each of said sections,such moving parts being geared together, lsubstantially as set'forth.

2. The combination, in a machine substantially as described, of the base, the frame-sections, connections fOr uniting said sections,and fastenings for securing the same to the base, substantially as set'forth.

3. In a machine-substantially as described, the combination of the frame Bf having ,Openings or ways D and provided adjacent the same with bearings d, the drum Or shaft journaled in said frame, and the guide-pulley E,

Yan enlarged portion in rear of said neck, subhaving its trunnions fitted to bearings d and adjustable into one or the other of said sets o bearings, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination ofthe frame having eyes,

as d, the anchor-guy having rodsv g', and the rods F, extended between eyes d, substantially as set forth.

5. In a machine substantially as described, the combination of the frame, the shaft or drum journaled therein, the eyes d, journaled in the frame, the'guidepulley, the anchor-guy having rods g', and the rods F, substantially as set forth.

6. The improved stumppuller herein dev scribed, consisting of the base, the frame formed in sections, connections for uniting said sections, fastenings for securing the frame to the base, the shafts journaled inthe frames and geared together, and the anchorguy, substantially as set forth.

7. In a stump-puller, a draft-rod having a loop, K', provided with a neck, 7c, and having stantially as set forth. 6 5

8. A machine substantially as described, comprising a frame' formed in detachabie sections B B, shafts journaled one in each of said sections and geared together, and connections uniting said sections B B, substantially as set forth.

9. In a machine substantially as described, the combination, with the frame-sections B B, of the rods H II, forming connections for uniting said sections and extended through the said sections, whereby to brace them, substantially as set forth. Y

CHARLES SAUER.

Witnesses:

GEORGE WM. NIOOLAUs, D. H. COOK, 

